Descriptive statistics and mean difference test
| Panel A. Descriptive statistics (n = 1,976) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | Std. dev | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum |
| Dependent variables | |||||||
| DEVIATION1 | 0.009 | 0.702 | −0.997 | −0.454 | −0.044 | 0.273 | 3.662 |
| DEVIATION2 | 0.631 | 0.666 | 0.042 | 0.293 | 0.442 | 0.691 | 6.175 |
| DEVIATION3 | 0.211 | 0.227 | 0.037 | 0.106 | 0.140 | 0.226 | 2.844 |
| DEVIATION4 | 1.583 | 1.237 | 0.230 | 0.856 | 1.193 | 1.790 | 6.708 |
| Independent variable | |||||||
| TRUSTTL | 21.672 | 18.056 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 183 |
| Control variables | |||||||
| INSTOWN | 0.590 | 0.316 | 0.000 | 0.375 | 0.700 | 0.848 | 0.999 |
| BDINDEP | 0.666 | 0.182 | 0.000 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 1 |
| ROA | 0.152 | 0.142 | −0.288 | 0.061 | 0.133 | 0.232 | 0.661 |
| INVREC | 0.509 | 0.186 | 0.101 | 0.375 | 0.499 | 0.652 | 0.886 |
| DEBTRATIO | 1.927 | 1.973 | 0.038 | 0.734 | 1.318 | 2.384 | 10.772 |
| INVEST | 0.390 | 0.422 | 0.020 | 0.141 | 0.257 | 0.472 | 2.984 |
| SIGMA | 0.160 | 0.091 | 0.003 | 0.101 | 0.145 | 0.202 | 0.671 |
| BETA | 0.645 | 0.744 | −1.490 | 0.177 | 0.581 | 1.043 | 2.727 |
| STDSALE | 0.303 | 0.255 | 0.011 | 0.142 | 0.229 | 0.373 | 1.583 |
| STDOCF | 0.094 | 0.064 | 0.011 | 0.053 | 0.078 | 0.117 | 0.657 |
| OPNINT | 1.347 | 1.806 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| AGE | 3.618 | 0.381 | 2.197 | 3.367 | 3.689 | 3.932 | 4.249 |
| CS | 1.159 | 0.953 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| FINANCING | 0.520 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Panel A. Descriptive statistics ( | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Mean | Std. dev | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum |
| 0.009 | 0.702 | −0.997 | −0.454 | −0.044 | 0.273 | 3.662 | |
| 0.631 | 0.666 | 0.042 | 0.293 | 0.442 | 0.691 | 6.175 | |
| 0.211 | 0.227 | 0.037 | 0.106 | 0.140 | 0.226 | 2.844 | |
| 1.583 | 1.237 | 0.230 | 0.856 | 1.193 | 1.790 | 6.708 | |
| 21.672 | 18.056 | 0 | 10 | 17 | 28 | 183 | |
| 0.590 | 0.316 | 0.000 | 0.375 | 0.700 | 0.848 | 0.999 | |
| 0.666 | 0.182 | 0.000 | 0.600 | 0.600 | 0.800 | 1 | |
| 0.152 | 0.142 | −0.288 | 0.061 | 0.133 | 0.232 | 0.661 | |
| 0.509 | 0.186 | 0.101 | 0.375 | 0.499 | 0.652 | 0.886 | |
| 1.927 | 1.973 | 0.038 | 0.734 | 1.318 | 2.384 | 10.772 | |
| 0.390 | 0.422 | 0.020 | 0.141 | 0.257 | 0.472 | 2.984 | |
| 0.160 | 0.091 | 0.003 | 0.101 | 0.145 | 0.202 | 0.671 | |
| 0.645 | 0.744 | −1.490 | 0.177 | 0.581 | 1.043 | 2.727 | |
| 0.303 | 0.255 | 0.011 | 0.142 | 0.229 | 0.373 | 1.583 | |
| 0.094 | 0.064 | 0.011 | 0.053 | 0.078 | 0.117 | 0.657 | |
| 1.347 | 1.806 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| 3.618 | 0.381 | 2.197 | 3.367 | 3.689 | 3.932 | 4.249 | |
| 1.159 | 0.953 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 0.520 | 0.500 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Note(s): This table provides a comprehensive summary of the descriptive statistics for the study's variables, including the means, standard deviations, and the range (minimum, first quartile Q1, median, third quartile Q3, maximum) for each variable. The variables are categorized into dependent variables, the main independent variable, and control variables, all of which are defined in Appendix A
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